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Unit 4 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Patriot | A person who holds a deep love for his or her country |
| Garrison | military post |
| Resolution | a formal act or decision agreed to by a group of people |
| reform | a change that results in an improvement |
| tariff | a tax on imported and exported goods |
| Federal System | a system in which separate states from a national government and hold most of the power while the national government holds less power |
| Central Government | a form of government in which the national government holds most of the power and the states have less. |
| Delegate | individuals who are chosen to speak for a particular group |
| ayuntamiento | the Spanish term for the local city government |
| legislature | the branch of the tederal and Texas government that makes laws |
| committees of safety and correspondence | local groups that told people what was going on in there community during the Texas and American Revolutions |
| dictator | a ruler who has complete power over a country |
| Alcalde | a Mexican official, much like a mayor |
| Compromise | an agreement in which each side gives up some of what they want in order to gain something important |
| Provisional Government | a temporary government used until an official one can be established |
| Regular Army | a force of full-time soldiers who served for a set period of time. |
| Seige | a military strategy in in which an army surrounds a town or fort, bombards it, and waits for the enemy to surrender |
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